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Initialized Associates

Venture capital

San Francisco · 2 people tracked

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Fund manager profile

Initialized Associates is a venture fund manager based in San Francisco. SEC filings show 4 venture funds on record, most recently Initialized VI Associates L.P. ($10M offering) filed December 2021.

Source: SEC EDGAR Form D filings. Firm website data not yet available.

HQ
San Francisco, US
Founded
2018

Team · 2 people

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Garry Tan· General Partnerin𝕏

Garry Tan wrote the first check to Coinbase and backed Instacart and Flexport as co-founder of Initialized Capital, after earlier co-founding Posterous and designing at Palantir. He became Y Combinator's president and CEO in January 2023, winding down the Continuity growth fund and refocusing the accelerator on early-stage AI companies. He ranked No. 6 on the 2023 Forbes Midas List, his last appearance before returning to YC.

Alexis Ohanian· General Partnerin𝕏

Alexis Ohanian co-founded Reddit in 2005 and the venture firm Initialized Capital before launching Seven Seven Six in 2020 to invest at the earliest stages. He has become one of the most prominent backers of women's sports, including as a founding owner of Angel City FC, and wrote Without Their Permission about building on the open internet.

Founder mafia

3 people who came through Initialized Associates went on to found or lead other companies.

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Where is Initialized Associates located?
Initialized Associates is headquartered in San Francisco, US.

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